Authorities Arrest Alleged 17-Year-Old ‘Mastermind’ Behind Twitter Hack

Three have been charged in alleged connection with the recent high-profile Twitter hack – including a 17-year-old teen from Florida who is the reported “mastermind” behind the attack. Continue reading Authorities Arrest Alleged 17-Year-Old ‘Mastermind’ Behind Twitter Hack

Two Chinese Hackers Face 40 Years in Prison for Hacking Spree on Global Organizations, Including COVID-19 Researchers

US authorities have charged two Chinese hackers for allegedly hacking into the systems of hundreds of companies, governments and individual dissidents, as well as firms developing COVID-19 vaccines, testing technology, and treatments, the U.S. Departme… Continue reading Two Chinese Hackers Face 40 Years in Prison for Hacking Spree on Global Organizations, Including COVID-19 Researchers

Massive BEC Scheme Run by Nigerian National Dismantled by FBI

A Nigerian national faces charges in the United States emanating from various cybercrime schemes that included business email compromise (BEC) frauds and a number of other alleged infractions. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, 37, a.k.a. “Ray Hushpuppi&#8221… Continue reading Massive BEC Scheme Run by Nigerian National Dismantled by FBI

Satori Botnet Creator Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison

The creator of the Satori/Okiru, Masuta and Tsunami/Fbot botnets has been sentenced to prison for compromising hundreds of thousands of devices. Continue reading Satori Botnet Creator Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison

What is the true extent of the modern corporate digital attack surface?

RiskIQ released a report analyzing the company’s internet-wide telemetry and massive internet data collection to reveal the true extent of the modern corporate digital attack surface. Digital attack surface challenges “Today, organizations … Continue reading What is the true extent of the modern corporate digital attack surface?

Hacker posts database stolen from Dark Net free hosting provider DH

Some 7,600 dark-web sites were obliterated in an attack on the most popular provider of .onion free hosting services, Daniel’s Hosting. Continue reading Hacker posts database stolen from Dark Net free hosting provider DH

Police arrests man for selling massive combolists on hacker forums

By Deeba Ahmed
According to police, the hacker also compiled Collection #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and Antipublic combolist.
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